Prompt was from mrspencil: runaway carriage
"What's happening?" The screams rose up from around the carriage as it jerked, then began to roll backwards.
"John, can you see anything?"
I pulled Mary closer to my side. "I think the carriage has come loose from the train," I told her, willing my voice not to tremble. "We're going back down the slope."
The carriage began to roll faster, the thump of the railway ties coming with increasing frequency. The screams were louder now. The door to our compartment slammed open with the force of the train's passage, and I stood to close it, but stumbled.
"John!" Mary cried.
"I'm alright, Mary." I reached out and closed the door, then returned to her side, keeping my balance as best as I could. "We'll have to stop soon, we weren't going up for that long." Mary's hand snuck into mine, and I held it tightly. This was not what I had hoped our honeymoon would be like!
The train slowed a few minutes later, all of which were spent with Mary's hand clasped in mine, both of us drawing comfort from the other's presence. It eventually slowed to a stop, and our hands released as we grabbed each other in a tight embrace.
Mary mumbled something, and I pulled back far enough to ask her, "What was that, darling?"
She looked at me and laughed, and I could see the relief sparkling in her eyes. "I was just saying it's a mystery how the carriage ran away, and wondered how it would suit your friend Mr Holmes!"